Authors: Raghav Iyer
Abstract: Cloud-based Business Intelligence (BI) is transforming how organizations access, analyze, and act upon data. Qlik Sense, a leading BI platform, leverages an associative in-memory data model, interactive dashboards, and scalable architecture to deliver actionable insights in real time. This review explores the deployment of Qlik Sense on cloud platforms, specifically AWS and GCP, emphasizing scalability, performance optimization, and integration with advanced analytics tools. Key topics include cloud-optimized data modeling, incremental ETL loading, dashboard tuning, and disaster recovery strategies. The article also highlights industry applications in finance, healthcare, and retail, demonstrating how cloud-based Qlik Sense supports operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and decision-making agility. Challenges such as cloud cost management, latency, and governance are addressed with mitigation strategies including load balancing, auto-scaling, and security frameworks. Future trends in multi-cloud strategies, AI-driven analytics, serverless computing, real-time dashboards, mobile BI, and natural language interaction are discussed, positioning Qlik Sense as a forward-looking, intelligent BI solution. By implementing best practices in cloud deployment, data modeling, and dashboard design, organizations can maximize insight generation, enhance operational performance, and achieve sustainable growth through data-driven decision-making.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17277422
